A WOMAN is in a serious condition in hospital after being injured after she was struck by falling debris from a tree.
The accident happened at around 10.30am this morning while the woman was walking along O’Connell Avenue.
It is believed a passing truck may have knocked a branch from the tree as it drove past.
After being treated at the scene by a passerby, the woman who is in her 50s was taken by ambulance to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Dooradoyle.
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The area was sealed off for a time while Gardai conducted a forensic examination of the scene.
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